News: Granton (29 Jul 1971)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Paun, Schmidtke, Summers, Jahnke, Hales, Winkler, Vanderwyst, Sholly, Kademan, Lehman, Bladl, Hillert, Ganther, Church, Berg

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/29/1971

Granton (29 July 1971)

Renee Paun, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Paun, has returned home from Memorial Hospital where she was a surgical patient.

Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtke and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Summers of Spencer joined Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Summers and family of Wisconsin Dells at the Dexter Park at Dexterville for a picnic last weekend.

Edna Jahnke arrived Sunday evening to spend some time with Mrs. Verla Hales. Her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. Winkler, drove to Beloit and brought her back to Granton.

The LaVern Vanderwysts entertained Sunday with a birthday party in honor of their grandson, Doulas Sholly. Guests included Mrs. Frank Sholly and Peter, Darlene Vanderwyst and Scott Vanderwyst of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kademan of Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Vanderwyst, Cindy, Sandy, and Larry, and Mr and Mrs. Harold Vanderwyst and Nathan of Alpena, Mich. The Harold Vanderwysts spent the weekend at the La Vern Vanderwyst home.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lehman visited with friends, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bladl, at Green Lake Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hillert, Jr., and family of Melrose Park, Ill., visited from Wednesday to Saturday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hillert, Sr. Visitors at the Hillert home on Sunday were their grandson and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hillert of River Falls.

Margo Ganther, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clarence Ganther of Rt. 1 Granton, is included on the Dean’s List of honor students at Eau Claire State University for the second semester. Miss Ganther, who is majoring in music, will begin her senior year this fall at the Eau Claire school.

The W.S.C.S. of the Granton United Methodist Church is to meet Thursday, August 5, at 1:30 p.m. at the church. The August hostess will be Mrs. Leah Church. Mrs. Ethel Berg is the program chairman. Members are urged to attend.

The Granton Women’s Civic Club will sponsor a bake sale this Friday evening, July 30, beginning at 7 p.m. at Harry’s Hardware in Granton. Proceeds will be used to buy books for the Granton Public Library. Donations of food and money will be appreciated.